Ahead of meeting with Biden, McCarthy says debt, spending deal needed ‘this week’
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet late Monday afternoon in the Oval Office to directly negotiate with just 10 days to reach a debt ceiling and spending deal — …
Melissa McCarthy on drinking with Ursula from ‘The Little Mermaid’ and how we all need a good laugh
Walt Disney PicturesIn a chat about her career with The Guardian, The Little Mermaid star Melissa McCarthy describes her real-life relationship with her character, the villainous Ursula.
The twice-Oscar-nominated star recalls working as a babysitter i…
Democrats target swing seat House Republicans over Trump’s ‘defund’ FBI remark
Mint Images/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — House Democrats are launching a billboard campaign this week focusing on swing seat Republicans and seeking to flip the script on attacks over the “defund the police” slogan used by some progressive activists and…
Man in motion: Andrew McCarthy reunites with ‘St. Elmo’s Fire’ co-star Demi Moore as part of “Brat Pack” doc
McCarthy, right, with ‘St. Elmos Fire’ co-stars — Silver Screen Collection/Getty ImagesAndrew McCarthy is making the rounds, meeting up with his one-time “Brat Pack” as part of a new documentary.
As evidence, the actor-turned-TV director and author p…
Ray Stevenson, star of ‘RRR’, upcoming ‘Star Wars: Ahsoka’, dead at 58
Stevenson in ‘Ahsoka’ – LucasfilmRay Stevenson, the Ireland-born English character actor who has been seen in movies like Punisher: Warzone and the Indian smash RRR, and who will be seen in the forthcoming Disney+ show Ahsoka, has died, ABC Audio has c…
ABC News exclusive: FAA giving airports more than $100M to help prevent runway incursions
Daniel Garrido/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — More than $100 million will go to airports across the country to reduce potential runway incursions, the Federal Aviation Administration told ABC News exclusively.
The funding, announced Monday, will be alloc…
“It meant everything”: Vin Diesel, other O.G. ‘Fast’ stars on Meadow Walker’s ‘Fast X’ cameo
Elianto/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty ImagesThe 10th film in the Fast and Furious saga is currently revving up moviegoers, particularly overseas, but for star and producer Vin Diesel and his co-stars, the movie has something box office tickets can’t bu…
Tom Carper won’t seek reelection, latest Senate Democrat to retire
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Longtime Delaware Sen. Tom Carper announced Monday he’s calling it quits this election cycle and won’t seek a fifth term, becoming the latest Senate Democrat to retire.Carper, an enduring figure in Del…
Colorado company introduces ‘smart gun’ it hopes will lower the number of firearm deaths
ABC News(NEW YORK) — For a generation, the concept of a gun that can only be fired by its rightful owner was seen as something of a holy grail for gun safety. Efforts to develop the technology were launched, and the state of New Jersey even went so fa…
Survivors of 1972 Uruguay plane crash revisit their tale of going to the extremes to live
Obtained by ABC News(NEW YORK) — More than 50 years ago, a plane carrying 45 passengers and crew, including a Uruguayan rugby team and some of their friends and family, crashed in the Andes mountains in Argentina.
For 10 weeks, the survivors had to d…